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There are 37 total results for your ingenuity search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

創造力


创造力

see styles
chuàng zào lì
    chuang4 zao4 li4
ch`uang tsao li
    chuang tsao li
 souzouryoku / sozoryoku
    そうぞうりょく

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Creativity
ingenuity; creativity
creative power; creativity

匠心

see styles
jiàng xīn
    jiang4 xin1
chiang hsin
ingenuity; craftsmanship

大略

see styles
dà lüè
    da4 lu:e4
ta lu:e
 tairyaku
    たいりゃく
a broad outline; the general idea; roughly
(1) outline; summary; gist; (n,adv) (2) roughly; generally; approximately; (3) (obsolete) great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness
roughly

巧妙

see styles
qiǎo miào
    qiao3 miao4
ch`iao miao
    chiao miao
 koumyou / komyo
    こうみょう
ingenious; clever; ingenuity; artifice
(noun or adjectival noun) ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
skillful

巧思

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qiǎo sī
    qiao3 si1
ch`iao ssu
    chiao ssu
innovative thinking; ingenuity

巧慧

see styles
qiǎo huì
    qiao3 hui4
ch`iao hui
    chiao hui
 kōe
ingenuity

拈り

see styles
 hineri
    ひねり
(1) (kana only) twist; spin; (2) (kana only) ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); (3) (kana only) wrapped offering (of money); (4) (sumo) twisting throw

捻り

see styles
 hineri
    ひねり
(1) (kana only) twist; spin; (2) (kana only) ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); (3) (kana only) wrapped offering (of money); (4) (sumo) twisting throw

撚り

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 yori
    より
    hineri
    ひねり
twist; ply; (1) (kana only) twist; spin; (2) (kana only) ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); (3) (kana only) wrapped offering (of money); (4) (sumo) twisting throw

智略

see styles
 chiryaku
    ちりゃく
ingenuity; resourcefulness

智謀


智谋

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zhì móu
    zhi4 mou2
chih mou
 chibou / chibo
    ちぼう
resourceful; intelligent
ingenuity; resourcefulness

知略

see styles
 chiryaku
    ちりゃく
ingenuity; resourcefulness

知謀

see styles
 chibou / chibo
    ちぼう
ingenuity; resourcefulness

お手前

see styles
 otemae
    おてまえ
(1) skill; dexterity; artistry; ingenuity; (2) etiquette of tea-ceremony

お点前

see styles
 otemae
    おてまえ
(1) skill; dexterity; artistry; ingenuity; (2) etiquette of tea-ceremony

一工夫

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 hitokufuu / hitokufu
    ひとくふう
(noun/participle) (1) contrivance; bit of fiddling; little ingenuity; (2) bit more (e.g. food)

御手前

see styles
 otemae
    おてまえ
(1) skill; dexterity; artistry; ingenuity; (2) etiquette of tea-ceremony

独創性

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 dokusousei / dokusose
    どくそうせい
creativity; ingenuity

獨創性


独创性

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dú chuàng xìng
    du2 chuang4 xing4
tu ch`uang hsing
    tu chuang hsing
innovative; ingenious; originality; ingenuity

別具匠心


别具匠心

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bié jù jiàng xīn
    bie2 ju4 jiang4 xin1
pieh chü chiang hsin
to show ingenuity; (of a design) clever; brilliantly conceived

創意工夫

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 souikufuu / soikufu
    そういくふう
(yoji) ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality

意匠惨憺

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 ishousantan / ishosantan
    いしょうさんたん
(yoji) taxing one's ingenuity in devising something; agonizing over designing or creating something; making strenuous efforts to devise good ways and means to do something

殫精極慮


殚精极虑

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dān jīng jí lǜ
    dan1 jing1 ji2 lu:4
tan ching chi lü
to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think something through thoroughly; to rack one's brains; to leave no stone unturned

殫精竭慮


殚精竭虑

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dān jīng jié lǜ
    dan1 jing1 jie2 lu:4
tan ching chieh lü
to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think something through thoroughly; to rack one's brains; to leave no stone unturned

用盡心機


用尽心机

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yòng jìn xīn jī
    yong4 jin4 xin1 ji1
yung chin hsin chi
to tax one's ingenuity

聰明過頭


聪明过头

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cōng ming guò tóu
    cong1 ming5 guo4 tou2
ts`ung ming kuo t`ou
    tsung ming kuo tou
too clever by half; excessive ingenuity

Variations:
知略
智略

see styles
 chiryaku
    ちりゃく
ingenuity; resourcefulness

Variations:
知謀
智謀

see styles
 chibou / chibo
    ちぼう
ingenuity; resourcefulness

工夫を凝らす

see styles
 kufuuokorasu / kufuokorasu
    くふうをこらす
(exp,v5s) to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan

趣向を凝らす

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 shukouokorasu / shukookorasu
    しゅこうをこらす
(exp,v5s) to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme

聰明反被聰明誤


聪明反被聪明误

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cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù
    cong1 ming2 fan3 bei4 cong1 ming2 wu4
ts`ung ming fan pei ts`ung ming wu
    tsung ming fan pei tsung ming wu
(idiom) a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity; cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one's own good

Variations:
一工夫
ひと工夫

see styles
 hitokufuu / hitokufu
    ひとくふう
(noun, transitive verb) a bit of contrivance; some fiddling; a little ingenuity

Variations:
捻り
拈り
撚り

see styles
 hineri
    ひねり
(1) (kana only) twist; spin; (2) (kana only) ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); (3) (kana only) (See お捻り・おひねり) wrapped offering (of money); (4) {sumo} twisting throw

Variations:
意匠惨憺
意匠惨澹

see styles
 ishousantan / ishosantan
    いしょうさんたん
(yoji) taxing one's ingenuity in devising something; agonizing over designing or creating something; making strenuous efforts to devise good ways and means to do something

Variations:
お手前
お点前
御手前
御点前

see styles
 otemae
    おてまえ
(1) tea-ceremony procedures; (2) (お手前, 御手前 only) skill; dexterity; artistry; ingenuity; (pronoun) (3) (お手前, 御手前 only) (archaism) (primarily a greeting between samurai of equal rank) you

Variations:
捻り
拈り(rK)
撚り(rK)

see styles
 hineri
    ひねり
(1) (kana only) twist; spin; (2) (kana only) ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); taste; (3) (kana only) (See おひねり) monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; (4) {sumo} twisting throw

Variations:
お手前
お点前
御手前(sK)
御点前(sK)

see styles
 otemae
    おてまえ
(1) tea-ceremony procedures; skill at serving tea; (2) (お手前 only) skill; dexterity; artistry; ingenuity; (pronoun) (3) (お手前 only) (archaism) (used mainly between samurai of equal rank) you

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 37 results for "ingenuity" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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